Just like the ‘Northern Lights’ of our planet, Jupiter also gets its own share of nature never ending phenomenon. In the latest pictures released by NASA, it is seen that a rare aurora happened in the North Pole of Jupiter.
NASA’s Jupiter dedicated spaceship, Juno, is about to reach the biggest planet of our solar system in about two weeks’ time. Juno was launched by NASA from Cape Canaveral, Florida in August 2011. By the time the spacecraft reaches Jupiter, it will would traveled 1.4 billion miles.
The image was captured by NASA’s famous Hubble Telescope.
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Jupiter is also famous for the Great Red Spot which is a storm seen on the surface of the planet. It is twice the size of planet Earth and has been recorded ever since the first picture of the planet showed up.
University of Leicester astronomer Dr. Jonathan Nichols, who heads the Hubble team investigating Jupiter's light displays, said: “These auroras are very dramatic and among the most active I have ever seen. It almost seems as if Jupiter is throwing a firework party for the imminent arrival of Juno.”
.@NASAJuno arrives at #Jupiter July 4 to unravel the planet's mysteries, including the origin of its magnetosphere.https://t.co/qJaYOkjlxL
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Image Credit: NASA/Hubble Telescope